"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )